Description

"The eye sees primarily shades of grey on the Moon."

Neil Armstrong 1969-Dated Autograph Note Signed with Original
Hand-Addressed Envelope. One page, 5.5" x 4.25", written on an
inside of a preprinted Apollo 11 foldover acknowledgement note
card. The man who had just, four months previously, made history by
being the first man to step onto the surface of the moon writes a
friendly note to a Canadian correspondent. It reads, in full:
"Dear Mrs. Pilkington. Thank you for/ your note and Christmas
card. The film/ we use is unable to capture the exact/ color and
the processing adds additional/ errors. The eye sees primarily
shades/ of grey on the Moon. When the sun is/ high in the sky, some
shades of brown and tan can be seen. Best Wishes/ Neil
Armstrong". Accompanying the note is the original free-franked
NASA transmittal envelope, 6" x 4.5", postmarked Houston, Texas, on
November 24, 1969, with Armstrong's handwritten address to "Mrs.
N Pilkington" in Manitoba, Canada. Coincidentally, this was the
date of the splashdown of Apollo 12, the second manned lunar
landing mission. Any Armstrong holographical letter is rare and
desirable; the collectability factor is increased exponentially by
the 1969 date and his mention of the moon in the content. We expect
a spirited competition among collectors to be the winning bidder of
this lot. The letter is in very fine condition with minor toning
and a light crease at the bottom through the signature. The
envelope is rough at the top from opening and has a couple of
extraneous notes written by the recipient.